Entre chien et loup ā between dog and wolf. This French colloquialism for twilight informs Jennifer Grotzās debut poetry collection, Cusp. A winner of this yearās Bakeless Prize for poetry, Grotz explores the peculiar territory of middleness ā neither dark nor light, not quite familiar but not fully unknown. It is a place with its own dangers, its own knowledge: road signs in a French tunnel remind drivers of their headlights in the temporary darkness; a scratchy recording of the last castrato highlights artās uneasy coupling of inspiration and artifice. Personal, thoughtful, inquisitive, and introspective, these poems reveal Grotzās varied influences, from the āquilted fieldsā of west Texas to a jazz club in Paris, from a sexy rodeo rider to Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is the dizziness of the foreign and the strangeness of whatās all around that gives Cusp its energy, its vitality, signaling the arrival of a distinctive new voice in American verse.
This book title, Cusp (Poems), ISBN: 9780618302468, by Jennifer Grotz, published by HMH Books (August 17, 2003) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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